#853,000 filed amid COVID-19 lockdowns

#853,000 filed amid COVID-19 lockdowns

“#853,000 filed amid COVID-19 lockdowns” American workers submitted 853,000 applications for unemployment benefits last week as a new wave of coronavirus lockdowns kept the labor market under pressure, the feds said Thursday. The latest batch of initial jobless claims brought the total reported during the COVID-19 pandemic to roughly 70.5 million — a number larger…

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#Feds to slap accuracy warning on US jobless claim reports

#Feds to slap accuracy warning on US jobless claim reports

“#Feds to slap accuracy warning on US jobless claim reports” The US Department of Labor will add an accuracy warning to its weekly unemployment reports after a federal watchdog found flaws in how the figures were reported. The agency’s closely watched reports have equated the number of weeks for which Americans claimed unemployment benefits with…

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#778,000 workers seek unemployment aid

#778,000 workers seek unemployment aid

“#778,000 workers seek unemployment aid” Some 778,000 American workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as a surge in coronavirus infections kept the labor market’s recovery under pressure, the feds said Wednesday. The latest initial jobless claims reported by the US Department of Labor brought the seasonally adjusted total for the COVID-19 pandemic to about…

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#More than 500,000 NYC residents unemployed as pandemic lingers

#More than 500,000 NYC residents unemployed as pandemic lingers

“#More than 500,000 NYC residents unemployed as pandemic lingers” More than 500,000 New York City residents are still unemployed six months into the lingering coronavirus pandemic, a sobering new report released Tuesday revealed. The state Labor Department data showed that 14 percent of city residents — one in 7 — were unemployed in September. That’s…

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#Microsoft defends diversity efforts after feds cry discrimination

#Microsoft defends diversity efforts after feds cry discrimination

“#Microsoft defends diversity efforts after feds cry discrimination” Microsoft stood by its efforts to hire and promote more black staffers this week after the feds raised concerns that it was making discriminatory employment decisions. The US Department of Labor took issue with Microsoft’s June pledge to double its number of black and African American managers…

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#Glitch delays benefits for 2.2M out-of-work New Yorkers

#Glitch delays benefits for 2.2M out-of-work New Yorkers

“#Glitch delays benefits for 2.2M out-of-work New Yorkers” If you want to watch Movies or TV series visit the Dizi.BuradaBiliyorum.Com The Cuomo administration admitted Friday that a processing snafu by the state’s bank delayed $1.9 billion in pandemic-related unemployment benefits from reaching 2.26 million New Yorkers. The state Labor Department announced early Friday that it…

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